Synopsis
A Kentucky woman whose mine-worker husband is nearly killed in a cave-in, and whose father is slowly dying of black lung disease, joins the picket lines for a long, violent strike.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Tony BillDirector
- Peter SilvermanWriter
- Van Dyke ParksOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Holly HunterRuby Kincaid
- Stellan SkarsgårdWarren Jakopovich
- Ted LevineSilas Kincaid
- Wayne RobsonTug Jones
- Charlotte ArnoldLucinda Kincaid
- Jennifer IrwinMary Ball
- Rufus CrawfordBill Worthington
- Alex HouseBuddy Kincaid
- Deborah PollittOra Perkins
- Timothy BurdDillard Ball
- Tom HarveyJerry Selvey
- Reginald DoresaBronce Breckenridge
Stills
Themes
strikelaborlabor strikelabor unioncoal minesrepressionmine workersunited mine workers